Fairacres is a very pretty country property dating back to the 18th century. Internally the house has flexible accommodation over two floors with lots of character: features of note include inglenook fireplaces, polished oak and brick floors, exposed timbers and vaulted ceilings and a balcony leading off one of the bedrooms with stairs down to the garden.
Accommodation in total comprises: entrance hall, drawing room, dining room, sitting room, conservatory, snug, study, kitchen/breakfast room, and upstairs the principal bedroom suite, guest suite, one further bedroom suite and two further bedrooms with en-suite shower rooms. The property has been run as a five-star VisitBritain bed and breakfast.
To the front of the house is a lawned garden with a mature magnolia enclosed by an established hedge. The principal gardens are to the rear and have been beautifully landscaped over the years, with numerous well-stocked beds and some unusual specimen trees. To the far end is a productive kitchen garden, to one side of which is a small orchard.
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Fairacres is situated in an elevated position in the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty with far-reaching views over the surrounding countryside. Broad Oak itself provides a good local shop, bakery, primary school, two public houses, church and a village hall. The historic town of Rye is just over six miles away and has a good range of shops and a wide selection of restaurants, as well as direct trains to London. The house is also close to the pretty beachat Cambersands
The guide price is £795,000. For further information please contact Strutt and Parker on 01273 475411 or visit www.struttandparker.com.
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